Aww, man. It's been too long since my last blog post. I guess it is due to me being extraordinarily busy that I hardly have the time to sit down and pen down my thoughts although I have had certain revelations every now and then.

 

Let's start with me settling down here in Singapore. I've moved to a new flat. The entire place from the inside is quite big, if I had to guess, it is probably about 1400 sqf. The hall way to the living area is huge. Because this is one of those "new" HDBs, it has a bomb shelter. It is part of the Civil Defence Shelter Act 1997, in which civil defence shelters are required to be provided in new houses or flats. Ha... It acts as a storage room at the moment. It has a rack for shoes, a unused bed and mattress and wine. Lots of wine. If we ever have to use the shelter, at least we won't be thirsty and sober.

 

Anyways.... The living room is huge, there is enough space to insert a sofa set, the entertainment (LCD TV and a surround sound system), a dining table, a huge carpet area with cushions and all; and a bar counter!! Can you believe that?!! Hahaha. The kitchen is nothing to shout about, but it has all the necessary space and amenities for cooking and the washing of clothes. Yeah, it doubles up as the wash area.

 

The flat has 3 bedrooms, in which I take one of the common rooms. It is quite small to be honest. But then again, all the rooms are a little small. That's the one of the drawbacks, I suppose. Big hall but smaller rooms. My room has just about enough space for a queen size bed, a basic wardrobe and a desk. It is seriously not enough room. I was hoping for some more storage space. But I suppose I can manage.

 

The master bedroom is taken by my two friends. That room has about just about the right amount of space. The bathroom is a little small, but that's alright. All the rooms are air-conditioned except the hall, which is kinda a small mistake as the place can be a little warm sometimes. We need to open the doors and windows to properly circulate the air and thus cool down the place.

 

From the way I look at it, it has all the amenities i need to live quite comfortably and all.  But that's all in the inside. Outside the flat on the other hand, it is a HDB flat afterall. Singapore's middle-class demographic are not the cleanest or cordial people in the world. I don't understand why is that. The cleanliness of the place was rather surprising to me as I have always thought that Singapore is a very clean place. As I found out, the flats are only cleaned like once a month for two days, by some building maintenance company hired by the government. They don't really do a good job in the first place. And the residents are no help. There are pieces of food/fruit/or something in the lifts, rubbish shrewn at some corner of the building which is not helping with the smell. I smell rubbish every morning as I get up to shower and go to work. This lack of civic conciousness and communal responsibility is quite disturbing for a middle class society, if you ask me.

 

Anyways, until I can afford a better place or when the lease agreement ends in a year's time, this is what I need to deal with for the moment. It is ok, as long as I stay indoors or go out far away.